Richard Branson

Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...

Virgin America lets you buy other passengers drinks, make pals

2013-05-19 12:00:00

Virgin America is making it easier to befriend other passengers at 35,000 feet. The Burlingame, Calif.-based airline’s touch-screen entertainment units on every seat now have a feature that lets passengers buy drinks, meals and snacks for fellow...

SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket

2013-05-10 07:00:00

SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...

A balanced guide to success

2013-05-10 21:28:00

The financial crisis fueled anger with the world's "takers" — those people who "like to get more than they give," in author Adam Grant's pithy definition. Everyone is searching for a sustainable formula for recovery that not only curbs damaging...

Piers Morgan developing drama about Fleet Street tabloids for Starz

2013-05-08 11:47:00

Art is imitating life again. CNN personality and former tabloid editor Piers Morgan is going to try his hand at producing a drama about the British tabloid business in the 1970s. Morgan has signed on as an executive producer of "Fleet Street," a drama...

Space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic goes supersonic in rocket test

2013-04-29 10:01:00

British billionaire Richard Branson’s commercial space venture Virgin Galactic got one step closer to carrying tourists into space when a test pilot cracked the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert. For the first time, the company's SpaceShipTwo...

Supersonic flight brings Virgin Galactic closer to space tourism

2013-04-30 00:00:00

With a sonic boom that resounded above the Mojave Desert, a rocket plane belonging to British billionaire Richard Branson's commercial space venture Virgin Galactic got one step closer to carrying tourists into space. On Monday the company's...

Kate Winslet weds Ned Rock'nroll; given away by Leo DiCaprio

2012-12-27 08:43:00

Kate Winslet landed herself an early Christmas gift of the musical variety: a reported husband in Ned Rock'nroll. The nephew of Sir Richard Branson (yes, his legal name is Rock'nroll) and Winslet wed in early December, reports People. "I can confirm...

Richard Branson donates to Glendale shelter after Twitter challenge

2013-01-24 09:03:58

Taylor Swift, Harry Styles reportedly split after blowout 'row'

2013-01-07 16:19:00

Ah, the fickle heart of Taylor Swift: The singer and One Direction boy-bander Harry Styles are a couple no more, according to reports out Monday. The relationship — which has been public for only a month or so, though the pair were spotted...

Delta buys 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic

2012-12-11 09:16:00

In a move to capture more European travelers, Delta Air Lines agreed Tuesday to purchase a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways. Atlanta-based Delta will pay Singapore Airlines $360 million to buy its share of the London-based airline, leaving Virgin...

Richard Branson first to have 1 million LinkedIn followers

2012-11-30 10:51:00

Sir Richard Branson has become the first person on LinkedIn to get 1 million followers as one of the social network's "thought leaders." The English entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group reached the feat Friday morning. He currently has nearly...

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 22: In this handout photo provided by Virgin America Airlines, Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson is joined by actress Jaime Pressly (R) and Krysten Ritter during the launch of new nonstop service from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Las Vegas McCarran International

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Virgin Group's Richard Branson on Friday morning became the first person on LinkedIn to get 1 million followers.

2012-11-30 08:43:31

Richard Branson (C) hangs from wires on the facade of the terminal as he takes part in dedicating the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space terminal at Spaceport America near Las Cruces, New Mexico

2011-10-17 16:04:30